Committee for Health
The Committee pictured in room 29, Parliament Buildings.
From left to right: Mr Alan Chambers MLA, Mr Colin McGrath MLA, Miss Nuala McAllister MLA, Mr Danny Donnelly MLA (Deputy Chairperson), Mr Philip McGuigan MLA (Chairperson), Mrs Linda Dillon MLA, Miss Órlaithí Flynn MLA, Mrs Diane Dodds MLA, Mr Alan Robinson MLA.
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The next meeting of the Committee for Health will be held on 03 July 2025. At the meeting will be a delegation from the Youth Assembly. The Committee will also receive a briefing from the Department of Health, PHA, SHSCT & BHSCT on Cytology Review. The Department of Health will also give evidence in the Access to Palliative Care Inquiry. The meeting will start at 2pm, in Room 29, Parliament Buildings.
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services
The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into accessing palliative care services in Northern Ireland.
As part of the inquiry Members of the Commitee gathered the views of those patients and their families, healthcare organisations and professionals on their experience of accessing palliative care across Northern Ireland.
The Committee is currently taking oral evidence from healthcare organisations.
Click here to see the appendices of the inquiry report.
Committee Membership
The current Committee membership is:
- Mr Philip McGuigan MLA, Sinn Féin (Chairperson)
- Mr Danny Donnelly MLA, Alliance (Deputy Chairperson)
- Mr Alan Chambers MLA, UUP
- Mrs Linda Dillon MLA, Sinn Féin
- Mrs Diane Dodds MLA, DUP
- Miss Órlaithí Flynn MLA, Sinn Féin
- Miss Nuala McAllister MLA, Alliance
- Mr Colin McGrath MLA, SDLP
- Mr Alan Robinson MLA, DUP
Contact the Committee
Committee Clerk: Keith McBride
Room 410, Parliament Buildings,
Ballymiscaw, Stormont,
Belfast, BT4 3XX
Ph. 028 905 21145
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